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Retailing (Industries, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Retailing (Industries, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 52 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.18 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Industries (644), one of the easier corners under it.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.18, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Retailing best sellers
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Sam Walton: Made In America
by Sam Walton
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,291
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Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)
by William Poundstone
- List rank#2
- Price$16.45
- Rating4.4
- Reviews326
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Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
by David Gelles
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews614
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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
by Donald A. Norman
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,659
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
by Benjamin Lorr
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,547
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Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
by Adam Minter
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews495
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Amazon Prime – The Hidden Benefits You Didn’t Know
by Samba Garidepalli
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
by Hubert Joly
- List rank#8
- Price$11.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,012
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
by Brad Stone
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12,767
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Reselling in 2026: A Practical Quick Start Guide to Making Money Online Without the Guesswork
by CouchCart
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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FAQ
Is Retailing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 52 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Retailing?
The median best seller has 52 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Retailing best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.18.
Can new books break into Retailing?
17% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.